If you own an EK D5 pump, you can now improve its hydraulic performance (up to 15%) by adding the newly released EK-Quantum Inertia D5 Body D-RGB tops. Featuring D-RGB LED lighting and a design that “seamlessly blends with the rest of the EK Quantum Line”, these new EK pump-tops are …

It has been a couple of months since HP officially unveiled its ‘next-gen' VR headset. Built in collaboration with Valve and Microsoft, the HP Reverb G2 is due to release this year and now thanks to an early retail listing, we have a more specific date to circle in the …

Earlier this week, Assassin's Creed Valhalla gameplay footage began leaking on the web and it looks like that won't be slowing down. Despite Ubisoft's attempts to get footage taken down, more clips are being uploaded, with the latest coming today. In the latest leak, someone has managed to upload bossfight …

One of Microsoft's consumer-friendly initiatives in place for the Xbox Series X launch is ‘Smart Delivery', ensuring you only need to buy a game once and then be able to play it on both Xbox One and Xbox Series X. As you might imagine, some publishers would like to charge …

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is still on track for release later this year and soon, some fans will be able to test it out early for themselves. During a livestream this afternoon, Blizzard announced dates for the Shadowlands beta test, which kicks off next week.  Blizzard will be sending out …

We haven't seen much of Watch Dogs Legion since its unveiling at E3 last year and subsequent delay. That will soon change though, as screenshots of the game in action are beginning to leak ahead of Ubisoft's event at the end of this week.  This particular leak comes from Joelioio …

After plenty of delays, the Atari VCS console is finally ready to begin shipping. The crowdfunded retro-inspired console began development back in 2017 and while there have been complications along the way, backers will start getting the console later this year.  Atari announced that backers will begin getting their VCS …

Not everyone has the right room layout or space for a full 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound setup in the living room. Instead, many of us turn to soundbars as an alternative. This week, Samsung is adding two new soundbar models to its lineup- the HW-Q950T and HW-Q900T. The HW-Q950T delivers …

Earlier this week, the first online listings for the Phanteks Eclipse P500A chassis began surfacing and now, the company is officially ready for launch. We've had the chance to review the Phanteks Eclipse P500A already, offering high airflow and other handy features for DIY PC builders.  Positioned between the P400 …

Each month, PlayStation adds a number of new titles to its PlayStation Now game subscription service. The console manufacturer has now announced which games are joining the service for the month of July – including Street Fighter V and Watch Dogs 2. PlayStation Now subscribers can get their hands on …

Phanteks are back, and Leo looks at the brand-new Eclipse P500A

Recently, Microsoft announced a partnership with Bang & Olufsen for high-end gaming audio peripherals. Now, in preparation for the Xbox Series X, more peripheral license partners are joining up, with the latest being Nacon, best known for third-party game controllers. Nacon, previously known as Bigben Interactive, is a French gaming …

Rocket League most likely represents one of the greatest indie success stories of the current generation. The rocket-powered competitive “Soccar” game which was released in 2015 has come a long way. As the sports title hits its 5th anniversary, the studio, Psyonix, revealed a number of lifetime stats and figures …

This week, Synaptics announced that it will acquire Broadcom's wireless IoT business – including assets and manufacturing rights – for approximately $250 million in an all-cash transaction. The $250 million agreement between the two companies lets Synaptics acquire certain rights to Broadcom’s existing IoT technology as well as “future roadmap devices …

With Microsoft recently announcing its first-party next-gen Xbox Games Showcase for the 23rd of July, the attention has now been drawn to what games fans might expect to see at the digital event. Recent rumours suggested that The Initiative, Microsoft’s “AAAA” studio would be making itself known at the event. …

Kingdoms of Amalur was a much-loved but oft-forgotten RPG which was released during the previous console generation. Known for its fun combat and colourful art style, the game amassed a small but dedicated audience. Back in June, it was officially confirmed that a remaster was on the way. Now however, …

With the release of AMD's Ryzen 4000 desktop APUs approaching, the first distributed samples have started to appear in multiple databases. The latest we have to share was spotted on the CPU-Z Validator database and was overclocked to an impressive 4.765GHz. The database entry was first shared by ITCooker, showing an …

It's a curved 31.5in 1440p 165Hz display - a gamer's dream monitor?

Could this be our first look at the RTX 3070?

Turtle Rock has been quietly working away on its next game, Back 4 Blood, for some time now. After the shutdown of Evolve, the team decided to return to its roots, with Back 4 Blood billed as a spiritual successor to Left 4 Dead. Now, we have a brief look …

This month, Fraunhofer HHI announced the H.266 Video Codec VVC. The new codec improves on H.265 by drastically reducing data usage while maintaining quality and support for high resolutions.  Fraunhofer HHI dedicated several years of research and development to the new H.266 video codec. All of that hard work seems to …

While the Definitive Edition remasters for Mafia 2 and 3 were somewhat disappointing, there are still high hopes for Mafia: Definitive Edition- a more comprehensive remake of the original game. While the plan was to release Mafia: Definitive Edition in August, the plan has now changed, with the release being …

Last month, AMD officially announced its new 3rd Gen Ryzen ‘XT' series desktop processors, consisting of the Ryzen 9 3900XT, Ryzen 7 3800XT and Ryzen 5 3600XT. Today, reviews for these CPUs officially went live and retailers were able to begin shipping out to customers, so we've had a look at …

A Huawei-powered desktop has surfaced online, featuring an 8-core 7nm Kunpeng 920 processor running at 2.6 GHz across eight cores. Most desktops today are built using a CPU that is based either on the x86 or the x64 architecture. However, Huawei has chosen to go down a different path with the …

MSI CEO and General Manager, Sheng-Chang Chiang, otherwise known as Charles Chiang, has sadly passed away at the age of 56. He took over as CEO of MSI in January 2019 and was credited with leading the company to growth in the desktop computing business.  The initial report comes from …

Each month, Sony offers its PlayStation Plus subscribers two free PS4 games to purchase and download for free. July 2020 marks the service’s 10th anniversary, and so in celebration, all subscribers are being gifted an extra third game for free. The free games for the month of July include heavy …

The folks at the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology have been busy collaborating with scientists from the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, resulting in the discovery of a new material for semiconductors. Importantly, this discovery has the potential to “accelerate the advent of next generation semiconductors”.  The material …

Last month, 343 Industries began public testing for Halo 3 on PC. At the time, we noted that this version of the game was nicely polished, with very few faults. The insider testing version received a couple of patches and now, the game is ready for an official release.  Halo …

Microsoft has finally officially announced the date of its Xbox Games Showcase. The upcoming showcase is set to unveil a number of new first-party next-gen titles for Microsoft’s consoles. While fans can expect games such as Halo Infinite and The Initiative’s project to be shown off, an industry insider has …

AMD Ryzen 3000XT processors are here - but should you buy one?